Bargaining Update 4 December 2015

Province-wide ratification votes concluded today, and school board sector members voted to ratify the central agreement reached on November 2nd by a majority of 80 per cent. The agreement was ratified by double majority – that is, a majority of members voting and a majority of CUPE’s 110 participating bargaining units in the sector voted in favour of the memorandum of settlement.

We know that most of you are very disappointed in the wage increases. After the wage freezes in the last round, we heard you loud and clear that we cannot continue to fall behind in every round.